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National Hockey League
Pittsburgh 6, San Jose 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 14, 2024
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Brandon Blandina, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: David Brisebois, CJ Murray
Attendance: 17027

Rookie John Ludvig had the go-ahead goal in the third plus an assist Thursday as the Pittsburgh Penguins downed the visiting San Jose Sharks 6-3.

Noel Acciari, Jeff Carter, Evgeni Malkin, Rickard Rakell and Bryan Rust also scored, and Drew O'Connor and Pierre-Olivier Joseph each had two assists for the Penguins, who had lost four straight (0-3-1).

Pittsburgh goaltender Tristan Jarry made 29 saves.

Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Klim Kostin each had a goal and an assist, Fabian Zetterlund also scored, and Mikael Granlund added two assists for the Sharks, who are on a 1-9-2 slide.

San Jose goaltender Magnus Chrona made 25 saves.

Acciari gave the Penguins a 1-0 lead at 10:28 of the first. From the low slot, he tipped in a shot by Erik Karlsson.

Less than a minute later, Rust swatted in a loose puck in the crease, but it was ruled no goal because the whistle had blown.

Zetterlund tied it 1-1 with his team-leading 17th goal at 14:31 of the first.

With 59 seconds left in the first, Vlasic gave the Sharks a 2-1 lead with a fluky goal. He hit the puck to the front of the net from the left corner, and it deflected in off Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson.

Carter tied it 2-2 at 4:11 of the second off a rebound of Emil Bemstrom's wraparound attempt.

Pittsburgh took a 3-2 lead at 11:34 of the second. Malkin, from near the right post, put a rebound in off Chrona's pads.

With 2:53 left in the second, San Jose's Alex Barabanov deflected the puck in, but it was ruled no goal because he used a high stick.

Kostin got his first goal with the Sharks to tie it 3-3 with 1:18 left in the second on a one-timer from the low slot.

At 2:38 of the third, Ludvig scored on a screened shot from the left point to give Pittsburgh a 4-3 lead.

Two minutes later, the Penguins went up 5-3 when Joseph's shot went in off Rakell's skate.

Rust added an empty-netter with 1:56 left.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
San Jose   Pittsburgh
Klim Kostin 2 Points John Ludvig 2
Klim Kostin 1 Goals John Ludvig 1
Mikael Granlund 2 Assists Pierre-Olivier Joseph 2
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Magnus Chrona .833 Save Percentage Tristan Jarry .906
Magnus Chrona 25 Saves Tristan Jarry 29
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
San Jose 32 3 0-2 2-2 6 27
Pittsburgh 31 6 0-2 2-2 6 36
Upcoming Games
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against NY Rangers. The Penguins have a W/L % of .414 after a win and .472 after a loss.
  • San Jose will play their next game on the road against Columbus. The Sharks have a W/L % of .312 after a win and .224 after a loss.